The unclued lights become phrases, verifiable in Brewer, when their first (or, in one case, last) undefined word is added. One normal solution (also thematic in a way) includes the red and yellow names. Ignore all accents.
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1 Players or cast, cast out – literally (6)
7 Cyndi Lauper release with live backing in retail outlet (3,3)
13 Hemmed in France in your lean-to (5)
20 When fats are added, maybe infiltrates any organic cyanide (7)
21 Contribute old money for monitor lizard (6)
22 Poor Irene by day is a sea-nymph (6)
24 Lecture about marks on Latinized alloy (8)
26 The beak’s US money (4)
28 Yoko’s...
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